Christ’s Idea of Authority in the Church
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Christ’s Idea of Authority in the Church

Reflections on Reform

  1. 154 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Christ’s Idea of Authority in the Church

Reflections on Reform

About this book

The Catholic Church--like other churches--has created institutions to support its spiritual mission. The exercise of authority plays a central role in how they function. The truth is that ugly accretions have attached themselves to that "authority" in the course of the centuries. Like weeds, scallops, and rubbish clinging to the bottom of a ship. Think of unchristian cultural views, customs, and practices from the Roman Empire, the barbarian tribes in Europe and the feudalistic Middle Ages that nailed themselves to the ministries. These cancerous growths have even been enshrined in church laws. . . . This booklet identifies what is wrong by going back to Jesus' original intentions. Find out how Jesus wanted the spiritual authority he gives to be exercised in practice.

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Information

Publisher
Wipf and Stock
Year
2023
Print ISBN
9781666787962
9781666787979
eBook ISBN
9781666787986
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Christian Denominations

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Introduction
  3. Chapter 1: Power? Yes, but . . .
  4. Chapter 2: Power to spread God’s Kingdom
  5. Chapter 3: Power of the keys
  6. Chapter 4: Power to bind or to loosen
  7. Chapter 5: Power to forgive sins
  8. Chapter 6: Power to save lives
  9. Chapter 7: Power to drive out mental demons
  10. Chapter 8: Power to liberate
  11. Chapter 9: The authority of women
  12. Chapter 10: The authority of teachers
  13. Chapter 11: The authority of prophets
  14. Chapter 12: The authority of the community
  15. Chapter 13: The authority of the Catholic ‘sense of faith’
  16. Chapter 14: Latent spiritual authority shared by all
  17. Chapter 15: No superior dignity
  18. Chapter 16: No immunity from secular law
  19. Chapter 17: Not office bound
  20. Chapter 18: Not of this world!
  21. Chapter 19: No ministry to enjoy luxury
  22. Chapter 20: No institutional control without accountability
  23. Chapter 21: No small-talk sermons
  24. Chapter 22: Authority reform—ministry in times to come
  25. Chapter 23: Authority reform—women deacons
  26. Chapter 24: Authority Reform—talk to opponents
  27. Chapter 25: Authority Reform—step by step
  28. Chapter 26: Authority Reform—allow more regional variation
  29. Chapter 27: Authority Reform—can a schism be avoided?
  30. Chapter 28: Authority Reform—it will happen!
  31. Overview
  32. Publications by John Wijngaards
  33. Bibliography

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